RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 15, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 minute ago, MrWolf said: They do look very nice, especially that six wheeler... I'm not helping am I? No. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted February 15, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: And..............I'm dreading the arrival of the SE&CR Brake vans with....ahem.....cough...."a number of examples ordered" Bringing aid & comfort to Hattons SECR P1 no doubt. Particularly like Rails special edition van. Lotta cash though…ah well . All very beautiful stuff .We are lucky. Saints alive ! ! ! Here follows a pregnant but meaningful pause full,of hint and innuendo. In memoriam Cefntilla Court and her sisters,South Wales Main line 1948 to early 1950 ‘s .Just HOW much longer must I wait. .? 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2023 5 hours ago, gwrrob said: Another wagon from Rapido, this time the four plank open, is due with retailers this week. Photo courtesy of Rapido. Nice, but it's not a clay wagon... Please use your influence old bean. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: Nice, but it's not a clay wagon... Please use your influence old bean. https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product-suggestion/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 56 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: No. ...Awfully sorry old chap, al ways was such a duffer at that kind of thing... 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 15, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 Then again......... 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 Hope you don't mind this interlude seeing as what you've posted pics of the SDR & PDSR... 50 years ago I stood on his same platform in the Feb 73 half term and watched 4588 depart with the 10:30 service train Today it's 4277... 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, John Besley said: Hope you don't mind this interlude seeing as what you've posted pics of the SDR & PDSR... 50 years ago I stood on his same platform in the Feb 73 half term and watched 4588 depart with the 10:30 service train Today it's 4277... Time flies when you're having fun! 😀 I remember seeing Flying Scotsman there around that time. If memory serves we stayed in the station hotel at Churston. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, TrevorP1 said: Time flies when you're having fun! 😀 I remember seeing Flying Scotsman there around that time. If memory serves we stayed in the station hotel at Churston. First engine I drove .... August 1973 as a 14 year old cleaner... out of the bay siding and up to the ashpit instruction by Les Richards ex ER loco inspector employed by Mac Alpine... Different era then 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 I can highly recommend the footplate experience on this line too as I think it's less than 100 sheets for a run to Kingswear with your partner allowed to ride in the Devon Belle observation coach. Return travel for both in the same coach. Going through Greenway Tunnel stood in the cab of Goliath was very memorable. 8 1 4 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 Some great chat this afternoon on Stoke Courtenay about milk trains had me dipping into my archive for a shot or two of mine. I would love these to be made redundant for something special from Rapido/Accurascale. 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted February 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 Lovely stuff Robin - thanks for posting. What's the origin of your 6-wheel tanks? Looking at pics of these wagons from the 30s to the 60s in all the albums, whether at Hemyock, Carmarthen, west London or wherever, there seems to be one unifying characteristic - they're all absolutely filthy (though not on the inside one hopes) so no research needed on the livery! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, checkrail said: they're all absolutely filthy (though not on the inside one hopes) No - steam-cleaned regularly (I was going to write "after every trip" but I'm not absolutely sure of that). 2 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 18, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, checkrail said: Lovely stuff Robin - thanks for posting. What's the origin of your 6-wheel tanks? Dapol and Hornby with added end pipework and screwlinks. The West Park Dairy version is really too early for me although I do like the livery and the train has the blue Express Dairy tanks as a flavour of a milk train of the late 40s. A really detailed model would prove very popular for many , both branch and mainline modellers. Here's ED No. 60 courtesy of @toboldlygo Edited February 18, 2023 by gwrrob detail, detail. detail. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 10 hours ago, St Enodoc said: No - steam-cleaned regularly (I was going to write "after every trip" but I'm not absolutely sure of that). Yes, the cleaning process conducted in a platform at Vauxhall was a daily event, I am sure. 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: Yes, the cleaning process conducted in a platform at Vauxhall was a daily event, I am sure. Also every Tank Cleaned (internally) at Seaton Junction Express Dairy, pre filling. There could be absolutely no chance of contamination. Phil 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coach bogie Posted February 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2023 14 hours ago, checkrail said: L there seems to be one unifying characteristic - they're all absolutely filthy (though not on the inside one hopes) so no research needed on the livery! Too much reliance on water troughs to clean them!!!! Mike Wiltshire 18 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 51 minutes ago, Coach bogie said: Too much reliance on water troughs to clean them!!!! Boring Goring? Paul. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Coach bogie said: Too much reliance on water troughs to clean them!!!! Mike Wiltshire Surf's up! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 18, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) The new Rapido 4 plank open is surfacing with retailers and here's the two offered in post '37 livery. Edited February 20, 2023 by gwrrob detail, detail. detail. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenL Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, gwrrob said: Thanks Robin - this prompted me to check Rails’ website for pics and I notice some of the later livery ones like this one (which I’ve ordered) don’t have the brake lever and shoe on one side as I was expecting Edited February 18, 2023 by BenL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 Here you go.... Rob. 11 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Oldddudders said: Yes, the cleaning process conducted in a platform at Vauxhall was a daily event, I am sure. Err… I presume that Oldddudders was being sarcastic… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenL Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) Here’re a couple without the second lever and brake shoe: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/gwr-dia-o21-no-73691-gwr-grey-small-letters https://railsofsheffield.com/products/gwr-dia-o21-open-no-54156-gwr-grey-large-letters https://railsofsheffield.com/products/gwr-dia-o21-open-no-74563-gwr-grey-large-letters Edited February 18, 2023 by BenL 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, BenL said: Glad Mr Sheep has a good un. Here’re a couple missing the second lever and brake shoe: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/gwr-dia-o21-no-73691-gwr-grey-small-letters https://railsofsheffield.com/products/gwr-dia-o21-open-no-54156-gwr-grey-large-letters https://railsofsheffield.com/products/gwr-dia-o21-open-no-74563-gwr-grey-large-letters That's disappointing. The large letter jobs were next on the to order list....... Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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